Chasten shares photo of Buttigiegs' preemie baby after Pence mocked Pete trends now
The White House has demanded an apology from former Vice President Mike Pence after he mocked Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg for going on 'maternity' leave.
Meanwhile, Chasten Buttigieg, Pete's husband, shared a photo of Pete holding their premature baby.
'An honest question for you, @Mike_Pence, after your attempted joke this weekend. If your grandchild was born prematurely and placed on a ventilator at two months old - their tiny fingers wrapped around yours as the monitors beep in the background - where would you be?' Chasten wrote on Twitter along with the photo.
Buttigieg and his husband Chasten welcomed twins Joseph August (called Gus) and Penelope Rose in August 2021
Over the weekend, Pence said at the annual Gridiron dinner in Washington that Buttigieg, who is gay, went on 'maternity leave' while Americans suffered from airline issues in 2021. At the time, Buttigieg's adoptive twins had been born prematurely and suffered health issues.
Buttigieg and his husband Chasten welcomed twins Joseph August (called Gus) and Penelope Rose in August of 2021.
Several Republicans mocked the Transportation secretary for taking at least three months of paid leave while President Joe Biden was trying to pass his infrastructure bill on Capitol Hill and the U.S. maritime ports
'Pete is the only person in human history to have a child, and everyone else gets post-partum depression,' Pence quipped at the dinner.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the remark and demanded an apology.
'The former vice president's homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and inappropriate, all the more so because he treated women suffering from postpartum depression as a punchline,' she said in a statement. 'He should apologize to women and LGBTQ people, who are entitled to be treated with
